"We had lots of cooperation among the tracks, the horsemen, and the commissioners," said Winston Satran, director of the Racing Commission. "Everybody came with good ideas. It was all very productive and I believe we have come to the right solution."

For the North Dakota Horse Park, the live race dates in July will be the first since September of 2009.

"When the Horse Park re-opens, the state legislators will see that we're moving forward," Satran continued. "That's a good thing."

The Commission and NDHP officials plan to reconvene in early April to discuss the conditional dates.